Selby v Barras added to 15th July Wembley Bill

Back in January, the reigning IBF world featherweight champion, Lee Selby, was deprived of fulfilling a life-long ambition.

The 30-year-old Welshman was supposed to make a defence of his world title in Las Vegas.

Selby was on the undercard of the promotion that saw the re-match between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz, a fight which saw the latter defeat Frampton.

But, ahead of the show, Selby found himself without an opponent when the challenger for his title, the Argentine boxer Jonathan Victor Barras, was denied a licence to box after failing to meet the licensing conditions imposed by the Nevada Athletic Commission.

However, it has been announced today that Selby will finally get to take on the 33-year-old Barras.

The two will meet at the SSE Wembley Arena, on July 15th.

The fight will be on the under-card of Chris Eubank Jnr?s defence of his world title against Arthur Abraham.

It?s good to see Selby get the opportunity to finally take-on Barras and hopefully, somewhere further down the line, the Welshman will realise his dream of fighting in Las Vegas.